Question 1

What structural problems attributed to the poverty index does the Supplementary Poverty Measure resolve? Which are not resolved?

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The Supplementary Poverty Measure (SPM) ...

Question 2

Why would you as a social worker be in favor of the Living Wage movement?

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A)  The movement seeks to eliminate minimum wages which depress the number of jobs available.
B)  The movement seeks to pass national legislation that will increase the minimum wage.
C)  The movement seeks to establish a living wage that is equivalent to the poverty line for a family of four.
D)  The movement seeks to reduce taxes that pay for social services.E) None of the above
F) A) and B) A

Question 3

One reason for the increase in the numbers of working poor is due to the

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A)  loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs in this country.
B)  increased subsidies under TANF.
C)  slow increase in the minimum age for receiving Social Security benefits.
D)  loosening of food stamp eligibility rules.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What is the difference between absolute and relative poverty? Which is given more focus in contemporary social welfare policy?

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Absolute poverty refers to a condition w...

Question 5

Traditional poverty measures have been determined to be inadequate due to a number of factors.The new Supplementary Poverty Measure is better primarily
Because:

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A)  some people own cars that are more fuel efficient than others.
B)  some people spend more money on food than others.
C)  cost of living varies widely from one part of the country to another.
D)  some jobs require fancier and more costly clothing than others.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

When might it be appropriate to obtain credit through the alternative financial
services sector?

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It might be appropriate to obtain credit...

Question 7

Your client loses his job because the company he worked for could not compete with the less costly products produced in another company.How would you describe the
Cause of his unemployment?

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A)  frictional.
B)  area poverty.
C)  dual labor markets.
D)  structural.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Your client expresses discomfort with her lifestyle because both of her sisters live in larger and newer houses in a better part of town.The sense of deprivation is most
Similar to the idea of:

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A)  absolute poverty.
B)  area poverty.
C)  relative poverty.
D)  case poverty.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

One who thinks poverty results from exploitation by capitalists who depresses wages by have workers compete for jobs is best called:

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A)  an advocate of the free market.
B)  a member of the Radical School.
C)  a member of the Republican Party.
D)  a social worker.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The rural poor are more likely that the urban poor to:

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A)  be unemployed.
B)  live in chronic long-term poverty.
C)  rely on public assistance.
D)  rely on family and friends for help.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What characteristics of the poor are not addressed by individual development
accounts?

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Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) a...

Question 12

Charles Murray's 1994 book,The Bell Curve,argued that

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A)  poverty was caused by society's oversupply of labor.
B)  poverty was caused by an unequal educational system.
C)  socioeconomic inequality was due to lack of genetic intelligence.
D)  minimum wage increases cause job loss.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

The concept of culture of poverty

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A)  first came into being during the Great Depression.
B)  relates to poverty being transmitted intergenerationally.
C)  can also be applied to African cultures.
D)  has been discredited by the Republican party.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

There are many critics of the way the official unemployment rate is determined. What would you say is the most significant criticism?

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A)  The unemployment rate understates the number of workers by eliminating those who have become discouraged and who have accepted part-time work.
B)  The unemployment rate includes teenagers who should be in school.
C)  The unemployment rate does not include stay-at-home mothers.
D)  The unemployment rate does not include undocumented immigrants.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 15

Almost one in four U.S.workers lives in or around the edges of poverty.Less than half of the parents owed child support in 2007 received the full amount.The authors
Do not connect these two facts;however,what inference do you think is the most
Likely to be correct?

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A)  Many absent fathers do not want to pay child support.
B)  Many absent fathers must choose between paying child support and living in poverty themselves.
C)  Many absent fathers are unemployed.
D)  Many absent fathers are incarcerated.E) All of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 16

What are the differences between the primary and secondary labor markets?

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Question 17

The concept of public assistance programs providing only maintenance

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A)  is related to unlimited time requirements on welfare.
B)  is connected to the parallel food stamp program.
C)  is shown by regulations not promoting the accumulation of assets.
D)  relates to the loss of prevention programs under Medicaid.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The poverty line and the poverty threshold

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A)  are not used to measure poverty anymore.
B)  measure poverty,but they are a bit different.
C)  have been shown to be too high.
D)  are the same statistical measures.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

According to the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics,the most common events impacting the poverty status of a family include job loss,marriage
Dissolution,and childbirth.Who would you expect to be most likely poor?

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A)  a single mother with children.
B)  a married couple whose primary wage earner recently lost a job.
C)  an unmarried woman.
D)  an unmarried man.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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What structural problems attributed to the poverty index does the Supplementary Poverty Measure resolve? Which are not resolved?

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One reason for the increase in the numbers of working poor is due to the

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What is the difference between absolute and relative poverty? Which is given more focus in contemporary social welfare policy?

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Traditional poverty measures have been determined to be inadequate due to a number of factors.The new Supplementary Poverty Measure is better primarily Because:

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When might it be appropriate to obtain credit through the alternative financial services sector?

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Your client loses his job because the company he worked for could not compete with the less costly products produced in another company.How would you describe the Cause of his unemployment?

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Your client expresses discomfort with her lifestyle because both of her sisters live in larger and newer houses in a better part of town.The sense of deprivation is most Similar to the idea of:

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One who thinks poverty results from exploitation by capitalists who depresses wages by have workers compete for jobs is best called:

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The rural poor are more likely that the urban poor to:

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What characteristics of the poor are not addressed by individual development accounts?

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Charles Murray's 1994 book,The Bell Curve,argued that

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